Events
Smart Cities Townhall 104: Wireless Networks
Featured Guest Speakers:
Mike Conlow - Director of Network Strategy, Cloudflare
Joey Hiller - Technical Director, Helium Foundation
The Smart Cities Town Hall: IoT Wireless Network discusses best practices to develop actionable IoT wireless solutions that leverage technology innovation to drive community and economic impact. This event equips city stakeholders and HBCU leadership with use cases to broaden their knowledge of peer-to-peer wireless networks. Additionally, highlighted the significance of understanding the fundamental structure of wireless networks.
Smart Cities TownHall #103: Inclusive Communities
Our Director of City Partnerships, Ayinde Simon, will be speaking with James Thurston, Vice President for Global Strategy and Development for G3ict.
This event will equip city stakeholders and HBCU leadership with use cases to broaden their knowledge on the importance of building inclusive communities. The event will highlight the significance of utilizing technology to create accessibility to all residents within a community.
Smart Cities Town hall: Transportation & Mobility
The Smart Cities Town Hall: Transportation & Mobility discussed developing actionable transit solutions that leverage technology to drive community and economic impact.
Norm Marshall
Our first panelist, Norm Marshall, President at Smart Mobility, will discuss his previous transportation projects and proposed solutions cities can consider. He has managed transportation projects in over 30 U.S. states including projects for the U.S. government, state transportation departments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, cities, and public interest groups.
Dr. Maranda McBride
Our second panelist, Dr. Maranda McBride, is the Director of the Center for Advanced Transportation & Mobility for North Carolina A&T. She is also a Professor of Management at N.C. A&T State University. Her research projects focus on the integration of humans and machines and include applications in multiple fields of study such as transportation, communications, and cybersecurity.
Smart Cities 101: Starting with the Problem The Smart Cities 101
Starting with the Problem The Smart Cities 101 Town Hall discussed the process of how city stakeholders can develop actionable problem statements that leverage technology innovation to drive solutions.
This event equipped city stakeholders and HBCU leadership with a framework to craft problem statements. Also, highlighted the relationship between community researchers and municipalities.
Stephanie Broxton
Stephanie Broxton is the Community Research Manager within the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation. Within this role, she is responsible for advancing community research through meaningful engagement while utilizing the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge as a vehicle to improve the human condition.
Prior to this, she served as Project Manager for two major Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Workforce grants within the School of Nursing at Georgia Southern University. She has a Master of Public Administration from Georgia College, and an undergraduate degree in Nutrition and Food Science with a minor in Health Education and Promotion from Georgia Southern University.
A Georgia native, she is passionate about all aspects of public administration and is grateful to continue to serve communities across the state of Georgia.